These guys are really common in CA now. He is really ugly and even more so with the nictitating membrane over his eye! Small crop, PP'ed in ACR and CS3, sharpened and NR on BG with Noiseware Pro.
Camera Model: NIKON D300, handheld from car window
Shutter speed: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Lens: VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D
Focal length: 400mm
Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)
AF mode: AF-C
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I don't think they are ugly. Colors in the neck and face are rich and complex. Excellent resolution and detail in the image. Good even tonal range. Well done. ;)
Dan,
good detail and colors. I would love to learn your masking techniques sometime for keeping the detail in the hairs while smoothing the background. Very good!